Spring Cleaning: It’s Fun! No. Really. It’s Fun!

One of the best parts of spring is spring cleaning. Sure that might feel a little demented but it’s true. There is nothing quite as satisfying as getting your house cleaned all the way up and all of the way out. Looking around at a fresh and new feeling home is incredibly satisfying.

First, go through every single room in your house. Look at every shelf. Look in every drawer. Look in every cabinet. Look under and behind every single piece of furniture. Gather up every single item that does not belong in that room and put it in a basket. Then take the contents of that basket and put every item in the room in which it actually belongs.

Go back through every single room again. This time the goal is to clean out instead of clean up. Be as ruthless as possible. For every item you own ask yourself these questions:

1. Does this have tremendous sentimental value?

2. Have I used it within the last twelve months?

3. Will I actually use it within the next twelve months?

Be honest. If the answer to those questions is no, put it aside to either be donated, tossed out or sold in a yard sale (or online).

4. Debug

Get rid of pests. Just because you haven’t seen any bugs or critters within the last few months doesn’t mean they won’t start popping up again now that the weather is changing. Call your local Terminix rep and have them come out and do an inspection and help you take preliminary measures against invasive pests.

5. Clean

Now is when you really clean. And when we say clean we don’t mean simply wiping off a counter and running the vacuum.

1. Start by emptying the room and washing the walls and ceiling. Launder any drapes. Wash the windows. Wash out closets and wash down closet shelves. Deep clean the carpet with a professional grade carpet cleaner (or polish any hardwoods).

2. As you move each piece of furniture back into the room, give it a thorough scrubbing and polishing as well.

3. Wipe down every wipe-downable surface as you put your possessions back in place. Use a dry paper towel to wipe dust from books. Use a cleaning cloth and some gentle cleanser to wipe off knick knacks and tchotchkes.

4. Put (freshly washed of course) linens back in place.

Viola! Clean!

Don’t forget to clean the outside of your home and to do a thorough going over of your yard. Hire a professional to power wash your siding and landscapers to get the yard in shape if you aren’t equipped to do these things.

And you’re done! Your home should feel brand new again. Enjoy that feeling!

13 responses

Rachel

May 6, 2013

Thank you for making cleaning look simple and fun! Keep up the great blog on all of your organizing and cleaning services tips. I always start with great music and opening all of the blinds and windows. Get’s me in the mood to clear the clutter

No one should really skip step #4. Pests will keep messing up things unless you deal with them first before you do the actual cleaning. Mice in particular would defecate and urinate on everything in the closet!

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